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FZUS51 KBOX 241405  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-250300-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
 
 
COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE  
SOUTHWEST TO THE WEST, EVENTUALLY TURNING NORTH, BY TONIGHT. WINDS  
WILL GUST TO AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30KT ON NORTHERLY FLOW INTO THURSDAY  
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE AGAIN BUILDS OVER THE WATERS FOR LATE WEEK  
WITH LIGHT WINDS. LOW PRESSURE BRINGS RAIN CHANCES AND  
BREEZY WINDS BY TUESDAY.  
 

 
 
ANZ250-250300-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT.    
SAT NIGHT AND SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ251-250300-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
W 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SAT NIGHT AND SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ231-250300-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT  
3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 1 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ254-250300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS  
AND N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ255-250300-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT  
5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS  
AND N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND N  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ256-250300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING E  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ232-250300-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NE 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ233-250300-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 3 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
1 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING E 1 FT AT  
3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ234-250300-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND W 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: S  
1 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ235-250300-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING E 1 FT AT  
3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ237-250300-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS  
AND SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.   
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING E 1 FT AT  
3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ230-250300-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING SW WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING E IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
SAT NIGHT AND SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ236-250300-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
1004 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT AND SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
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